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Barnston Primary School

URN
105030
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Barnston Primary School
URN
105030
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

91 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

87

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#8 of 57 schools in Wirral

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Recommended application mix
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Barnston Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Barnston Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
18 May 2026
Inspection date
3 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

35

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

79

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

34

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.26×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wirral
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wirral)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.barnston.wirral.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wirral to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

89.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

95.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

82.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CH60 1XW - Sandham Grove, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Sandham Grove, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside
Postcode
CH60 1XW
Phone
1513425229
Website
http://www.barnston.wirral.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wirral
Local authority code
344

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Wirral.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

137

Closed schools

115

Primary schools

157

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 May 20263 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 18 May 2026
    12 September 20211 July 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 12 September 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      18 May 2026
      Inspected
      3 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      12 September 2021
      Inspected
      1 July 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    43.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 31

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    44

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary157 (63.1%)
    • Secondary44 (17.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (19.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Gayton Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Gayton Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Heswall Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Heswall Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Hough Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Heswall Preparatory School2.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Stanley School2.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Portal C.O. the Hub2.4 kmNot applicableClosed
    Pensby Junior School2.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Gayton Primary School
      Distance
      1.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Gayton Primary School
      Distance
      1.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Heswall Primary School
      Distance
      1.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Heswall Primary School
      Distance
      1.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wirral)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arrowe Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryCH49 8HEClosed
    Ballantyne Junior SchoolPrimaryCH43 7XGClosed
    Bedford Drive Primary SchoolPrimaryCH42 6RTOpen
    Bidston Avenue Infant SchoolPrimaryCH41 0DQClosed
    Bidston Avenue Junior SchoolPrimaryCH41 0DQClosed
    • Arrowe Hill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH49 8HE
      Status
      Closed
    • Ballantyne Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH43 7XG
      Status
      Closed
    • Bedford Drive Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH42 6RT
      Status
      Open
    • Bidston Avenue Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH41 0DQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bidston Avenue Junior School
    Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Thornton Hough Primary School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Heswall Preparatory School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Stanley School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Portal C.O. the Hub
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Pensby Junior School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CH41 0DQ
    Status
    Closed